A client is receiving chemotherapy in the treatment of breast cancer. The nurse explains that although chemotherapy has several goals, it does not attempt to:
1. control the cancer.
2. provide palliation.
3. cure the cancer.
4. prevent transmission of the cancer.
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Control is a goal of chemotherapy.
Rationale 2: Palliation is a goal of chemotherapy.
Rationale 3: Cure is a goal of chemotherapy.
Rationale 4: Transmission prevention is not a goal of chemotherapy.
Global Rationale: The three primary goals of chemotherapy are cure, control, and palliation. Transmission prevention is not a goal.
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